"New York's famous yellow cabs set for an all-purpose makeover" from South China Morning Post

"An icon of the urban landscape, the humble yellow cab is set to undergo an unprecedented facelift - perhaps the biggest change to the city's street aesthetic since licensed cabs were required to be painted yellow in 1970."


"All three competing designs, submitted by Ford, Nissan and the Turkish manufacturer Karsan, have the rounded, bulky appearance of a minivan. Gone is the cramped legroom of a hybrid car: these interiors feature generously sized back seats and, in Karsan's case, a rear-facing drop seat to encourage conversation among passengers (that, or motion sickness)."